Registration
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Online Live Instruction Classes
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Overview
In conjunction with this course, Wellesley College offers online live instruction classes starting the week of September 21 2020 (Non-Intensive year long classes, and Intensive Fall classes) and the week of February 1, 2021 (Intensive Spring classes).
Classes are offered on a range of days and times (see full schedule below).
These online live instruction classes offer:
- A Certificate issued by Wellesley College with a letter grade. Since this course has been approved by the College Board, high school students may present this certificate to their high school for registration on their school transcript. For other learners, the Certificate issued by Wellesley College is an important recognition of achievement and language proficiency that can be presented to any educational institutions and/or employer.
Please note: this Certificate is specific to these online live instruction classes offered through Wellesley College (please see tuition below), and different from the standard Verified Certificate of Completion issued by edX. - Regular practice in Italian (once a week in the non-intensive classes or twice a week in the intensive classes), in small groups with 4-6 other students and an instructor.
- 19 online class meetings per course (Intensive and Non-Intensive formats), each lasting 45 minutes.
- 5 online, individual conversations with a native speaker, an Italian university student. These conversations will be arranged by Wellesley College in collaboration with TalkAbroad.
- The resulting total number of class meetings is 24 (19 with an instructor and 5 with an Italian conversation partner).
- Our instructors, in addition to teaching online, will correct, grade and give feedback on 6 student papers and 6 audio files.
NOTE: These online live instruction classes are open to all learners wishing to improve their proficiency in Italian, not only high school students preparing for the AP Italian exam.
Requirements
- Any learners with a knowledge of Italian at the intermediate level (2 / 3 years in high school, or 2 / 3 university semesters) may register for one of our online live instruction classes.
- Access to a working computer with reliable internet access is required, as is a webcam, or headset with microphone (highly recommended), or speakers and microphone.
Are you uncertain whether you are ready for this course? Have you learned Italian in an unconventional way, such as travel, family connections, etc.? We can help you decide if this course meets your needs and goals. Please email us: apitalian@wellesley.edu
Schedule of Online Live Instruction Classes
Each class is offered on different days and times in an effort to accommodate most schedules and time zones.
Course content and requirements are the same regardless of the class.
When you fill out the registration form you will choose which class you’d like to enroll in.
For more information, please contact us at apitalian@wellesley.edu.
(Note: all times are US Eastern Time).
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Intensive: Fall 2020 September 21 - December 19, 2020 (one week vacation for Thanksgiving) |
Non-Intensive: Fall 2020 and Spring 2021 September 21 - December 19, 2020 and February 1 - April 24, 2021 |
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Mondays and Wednesdays 5:00-5:45pm |
Mondays 4:00-4:45pm |
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Mondays and Wednesdays 6:00-6:45pm |
Mondays 7:00-7:45pm |
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Mondays and Wednesdays 8:00-8:45pm |
Mondays 9:00-9:45pm |
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Tuesdays and Thursdays 8:00-8:45pm |
Tuesdays 7:00-7:45pm |
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Tuesdays and Thursdays 9:00-9:45pm |
Wednesdays 7:00-7:45pm |
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Tuesdays 4:00-4:45pm and Saturdays 10:00-10:45am |
Thursdays 7:00-7:45pm |
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Wednesdays 9:00-9:45pm and Saturdays 1:00-1:45pm |
Saturdays 11:00-11:45am |
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Saturdays 12:00-12:45pm |
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Saturdays 1:00-1:45pm |
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Saturdays 2:00-2:45pm |
Course Change Policy
Students may ask to change the online live session they initially chose only once after registration. Although we will make every effort to accommodate each request, any change will be subject to availability. All change session requests must be done in writing via email to apitalian@wellesley.edu.
Fees
Tuition is $1,450.00
A non-refundable fee of $50.00 is required when you register.
Confirmation of registration will be emailed to students promptly. Please note that we cannot guarantee placement in the selected class until tuition is paid in full.
Paying the entire tuition at the time of registration guarantees a spot in the class selected.
The final deadlines for paying tuition in full are the following:
September 18, 2020 (Non-Intensive and Intensive Fall 2020)
January 29, 2021 (Intensive Spring 2021)
Class Drop Policy
The last days to drop a class for 100% tuition refund are as follows:
Intensive Fall 2019 and Non-Intensive Fall 2019 through Spring 2020: September 18, 2020
Intensive Spring 2020: January 29, 2021
The last days to drop a class for 50% tuition refund are as follows:
Intensive Fall 2019 and Non-Intensive Fall 2019 through Spring 2020: September 28, 2020
Intensive Spring 2020: February 8, 2021
Please note that students can register for only one session at a time.
All drop requests must be made in writing via email to apitalian@wellesley.edu by the date indicated above.
Grades
Grades and Certificates will be available approximately 3 weeks after the end of classes.
Clicking the Register button below leads to a form in which you will select which class session you would like, and provide us some basic information about yourself. You will then be given instructions for paying the $50 registration fee and $1,450 tuition.
CONTACT US
apitalian@wellesley.edu
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Meet Our Online Instructors!
Giusy Di Filippo
- Holds a Laurea in Foreign Literatures and Languages from the Università dell’Aquila and a PhD in Contemporary Italian Literature with a Minor in Gender Studies from the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
- Italian native speaker who has been teaching Italian Language, Literature and Culture in the United States since 2005.
- Her research includes Language Pedagogy; Modern and Contemporary Italian Literature and Cinema; and Gender and Women’s Writing, Cultural Studies, Postcolonial Studies, Mediterranean and Migration Studies.
Valentina Giovannini
- Holds a doctorate in Italianistica, Culture Letterarie Europee and Scienze Linguistiche from the University of Bologna.
- Native Italian speaker who has worked as an Italian Language Assistant at the University of Tours (France) in 2013/2014 and at Wellesley College (MA, USA) in 2015/2016.
- Her academic interests include Italian as a second language and women’s literature.
Elena Gnudi
- - Holds a doctorate in Italianistica, Culture Letterarie Europee and Scienze Linguistiche at the University of Bologna.
- - Native Italian speaker who has worked as an Italian Language Assistant at Wellesley College (2016/2017).
- - Holds a Master in Teaching Italian as a Second Language at the Università per Stranieri di Perugia and the CEDILS Certificate in teaching Italian as a second language.
Daniela Bartalesi-Graf, course creator and coordinator of online live instruction classes
- Senior Lecturer in the Department of Italian Studies of Wellesley College.
- Has created three other online courses in the Italian language and culture, also on the edX platform.